by Richard | Monday, 1 January, 1973 | Timeline (Brochures Magazines), Timeline (News) |
1973 – Classic Rover P5 (3 Litre) and P5B (3.5 Litre) 1973. Inflation has a significant impact on peoples lives, with the UK inflation rate running at 9.2% and the US running at 6.2% . This pushes-up prices which in turn leads to higher wage demands. There is a...
by Richard | Saturday, 1 January, 1972 | Timeline (Brochures Magazines), Timeline (News) |
1972 – Classic Rover P5 (3 Litre) and P5B (3.5 Litre) 1972. The U.S. brings to an end its most divisive and unsuccessful military campaign as the last US ground troops withdraw from Vietnam. It’s a dark year for sport with the massacre of 11 Israeli...
by Richard | Friday, 1 January, 1971 | Timeline (Brochures Magazines), Timeline (News) |
1971 – Classic Rover P5 (3 Litre) and P5B (3.5 Litre) 1971. Intel releases the world’s first microprocessor, the 4004, and Texas Instruments release the first pocket calculator. Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover a day after...
by Richard | Thursday, 1 January, 1970 | Timeline (Brochures Magazines), Timeline (News) |
1970 – Classic Rover P5 (3 Litre) and P5B (3.5 Litre) 1970. Music continues to make a significant impact with the largest-ever rock festival taking place on the Isle of Wight, with 600,000 people attending, including some of the biggest names in music such...
by Richard | Wednesday, 1 January, 1969 | Timeline (Brochures Magazines), Timeline (News) |
1969 – Classic Rover P5 (3 Litre) and P5B (3.5 Litre) 1969. On 20th July one of mans crowning achievements takes place when astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first human to set foot on the Moon, uttering the immortal words “That’s one small step...
by Richard | Thursday, 21 March, 1968 | Library, Timeline (News), Yesterdays News |
1-model US drive by BMC By GEOFFREY CHARLES, Motoring Correspondent A concerted, one-model assault is to be launched on the United States car market today by the British Motor Corporation, with what they hope will prove an effective reply to the successful penetration...